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Panel Clears Zolgensma Intrathecal Form to Expand Use in Older SMA Patients
A Japanese health ministry panel on March 9 gave the thumbs-up to the approval of a new intrathecal version of Novartis’ Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec), setting the stage for the use of the gene therapy in older patients with spinal muscular…
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